Improvement in lawn-settees



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

H. HOWARD GRATZ, OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAWN-SETTEES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 160,421, dated March 2,1875 applicat'on filed June 9, 1874.

To all whom t'tmay concern:

Be it known that I, H. HOWARD GRATZ, of Lexington, in the county ofFayette and in the State of Kentucky, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Lawn-Seat and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in constructing a lawn-bench with aclose cover, to protect the seat from moisture, and also for forming aback to the seat, as will be set forth.

In the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, A representsthe body of the bench, as seen in perspective and end view. This bodycan be made in any of the known and usual ways. B represents astationary back, secured to it in any suitable manner, and braced by therods 0 G. D represents a solid back, which is hinged to the frame at thejunction of the stationary back with the frame and seat. This back Dturns upon its hinge, and either makes a back in addition to thestationary back, lying against it, or drops on the seat, either forminga seat, or protecting the slatted seat from rain or snow or dew ormoisture of any kind. The proper seat of the bench is composed of slats,and a portion of these slats are connected together at the ends by meansof bars, which bars are pivoted orhinged to the seat, or to one of theslats of the seat, as seen at c. This slatted bottom has beneath it abox to contain such articles as may be convenient or necessary to placein it.

As a usual thing the bottom or movable back D lies upon the slattedbottom, to protect it from moisture; but when the bench is being used itis turned up, and forms the back of the bench.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, in a lawn-seat, of a body, A, having a slat seat, a, astationary back, B, and a solid back, D, hinged at its lower edge to lieagainst the back or upon the slat scat, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this15th day of May, 1874.

V H. HOWARD GRATZ. Witnesses:

G. L. EVERT, R0. ANDERSON.

